
Archive Name: SkinWin.Zip
Author: Tony Jones
EMail: tuesdaysgoneagain@yahoo.com
Notes: Developed with IBasic 1.98 Beta 1
Date: September 25, 2002

Purpose:
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To demonstrate how to create irregular shaped and skinned windows in IBasic.


File Descriptions:
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Region.iba - Demonstrates how to create an irregular shaped window.

SkinRegion.iba - Builds on the previous program by adding a custom bitmap

SkinTest.iba - Builds on the previous two examples by showing a complete skinned window.

RgnCreator.iba - Utility program to create Region files from bitmaps for use with the code in SkinTest.iba


Instructions:
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Please read the comments at the top of each source file on how to use and build the example programs.


Credits:
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This code is based on and converted from the C source code in the article Win32 Window Skinning by Vander Nunes as listed at http://www.flipcode.com/articles/article_win32skins.shtml.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this code please feel free to email me at tuesdaysgoneagain@yahoo.com or leave me a message on the IBasic forums at http://www.pyxia.com/forums/cgi-bin/YaBB.cgi

Thanks to all the wonderful people of the IBasic Development Forum for their feedback and support. You'll not find a nicer bunch of people anywhere. :) And of course thanks goes out to Paul Of Pyxia Development for writing the outstanding IBasic compiler in the first place. :)


